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Studio portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Thoberg, Eagle, Colorado. Mr. Thoberg is seated on a rock wall; Mrs. Thobert is standing to his left, leaning on the same rock wall. Both are in formal attire for the occasion.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A laughing Mrs. Colleps holding onto a calf in a pasture, 1924.
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Section 2 of "A Glossary of Vail Valley Names" focuses on Bachelor Gulch, aptly named for the pioneer bachelors that originally settled there around 1900. Many had previously mined in the area, but with the advent of the Homestead Act, the men that settled at Bachelor Gulch wanted their own land. Vail Associates purchased the land and in 1993, real estate development began.
What's in a name? The Simontons link the rich heritage of Eagle County...
124) Orgish home
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"After Paul and Frieda Orgish sold their McCoy ranch (Stifel place) they moved to Gypsum where they bought a tract of ground near the Cottonwood road junction, and built this house on it, themselves." -- McCoy Memoirs p.167
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
125) Peaceful pasture
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"Fine peaceful pastures" - caption from Edwards School Scrapbook, page 15. The scrapbook was created as a youth citizens' league project between 1954-1955. An unidentified man on a horse watches over a group of heifers and several calves on open range.
This photograph has been edited to remove black corners used to secure the item in the scrapbook.
126) Perry Ault
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"Centenarian Perry Ault at Kremmling on his 100th birthday, October 23, 1967." -- McCoy Memoirs p.161
Perry Ault is the author of From Oxen to Jet Planes, 1971.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
127) Pete DeGraw
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Pete DeGraw on horseback with riderless mount in background.
Correl James "Pete" DeGraw "...moved to Eagle County in 1924, and homesteaded on Bellyache Mountain. He then worked on the Blue River near Kremmling for a short time, and was later in the sheep business before buying a ranch on Eby Creek and raising cattle. Mr. DeGraw married the former Ruby Ping on April 9, 1941.
He was a brand inspector in Eagle County for 40 years. He was also...
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Purley Bertroch and Ellis Bearden (on right) standing in front of a pickup truck. Purley worked on the family farm in Gypsum until World War II, when he served in the First Cavalry, U.S. Army. After that, he worked as a carpenter, general contractor and developer throughout Eagle County.
129) Ray Miller
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Ray Miller in front of the family house on the Miller Ranch (now Singletree).
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Ray Miller working a baler in the hayfield.
"New Holland brand baler, with power provided by mounted engine. Towed by International Farmall tractor, either H or probably M. Baler is newer than the tractor." -- Stu Dykstra, Feb. 2015
131) Ray and Marty Miller
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Ray Miller holding Marty miller on a tractor, raking hay, on what is now Singletree.
132) Reynolds Brothers
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The Reynolds brothers, lined up at the Edwards School. From L to R: Felix, Ted, Johnny, and Duke.
134) Successful elk hunt
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Women posing with elk while standing near Ellis Bearden's truck. Elizabeth Bearden is petting a dog in the foreground.
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"This photo was taken on the old Wilmont Ranch on Sheephorn Creek in 1915. In the group are" Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tester and their two children, Ralph and May McGlochlin. The boy in the center remains unidentified." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 194
Eagle Valley Enterprise Dec. 27, 1918 p.1: "Ralph McGlochlin, who has the mail contract from Wolcott to State Bridge was in town Monday evening. With the Moffat road tied up just before Christmas when the mails...
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"Arthur, Lulu, Harold and Leonard Horn at their ranch on Rock Creek in 1917." -- McCoy Memoirs p.117
"In 1903 Pete's son, Arthur, took over the Rock Creek ranch and began renovation of the land and buildings. He cleared a lot more acres for cultivation. He also arranged with Jim Norvell to run cattle on shares until Arthur had finally a good sized herd of his own." -- McCoy Memoirs p.117
[date on photo 1918]
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137) The Bearden Brothers
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The Bearden brothers in 1980. From left, Elton, Raymond and Ellis Bearden. Ellis is wearing his iconic overalls.
138) The Horns
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Arthur & Lulu Horn were ranchers in northern part of Eagle County in McCoy on the Rock Creek Ranch.
139) The Kirby Boys
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"A 1941 photo of Leon Kirby and his six sons, Kenneth, Howard, Harold, Ronald, Ferris and Keith." -- McCoy Memoirs p.187
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
